Social Tips for University

Well so far this quarter has been very interesting. I almost dropped out and went home at one point but I stayed and decided to tough it out. University has been nothing like I thought it would be. Well the classes are amazing but the social aspect is way different. Some things that I have learned these past few weeks:

1. If people don't understand the fact that you are an actual human being, do not be their friend.
2. Don't go to parties to make friends, you will exchange numbers with a ton of cool people but they won't remember you ever again and your efforts will be fruitless (I have literally met this guy Noah like 6 times and just recently he recognized me after several sober encounters, it was awkward to say the least)
3. People will get cliquey like heck and don't try and force your way in, you don't want to be part of any clique, you should always be willing to make new friends and explore instead of hanging with the same people and ignoring the rest of the world.
4. Make friends with your roommate and their friends (unless he/she is a mini satan). Just recently I have been hanging out with my roommate and she is actually a really cool person with nice friends.
5. If people drink or smoke every night a week, your best bet is to not be their friends because they will probably drop out at the next quarter, sure go out every once in awhile and have some fun but not every night or your life will be miserable and your grades will show it (trust me, personal experience).
6. Take time for yourself, please just go for a walk and listen to some music maybe even try meditating because university is a constant whirlwind and you seriously need to take personal time to ground yourself.
7. Don't seek out relationships, I know so many people that are miserable because they don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Just be yourself and people will come to you and it'll be so much easier, and don't try and be anyone else besides yourself for a girl/boy.
8. Socialize with your neighbors! It wasn't until this quarter that I actually talked with my next door neighbors, and we are actually perfect friend soul mates! And I have become great friends with my RA's one time we literally danced and joked in the hallway till 2 AM in the morning and it was awesome, don't be scared to hang out with your RA's, for the most part they want to be your friend and you would be surprised how cool they actually are!
9. Hang out in the lobby, do your homework or just scroll through tumblr, you would be surprised at the amount of people you can meet. Sometimes my friends and I will play a game in the lobby and just invite random passerby's to play and we meet a ton of cool people!
10. And lastly, remember, no one cares who you were in high school and if they do, then don't hang out with them because they should care about who you are now.

Here is a video of a cat, a very adorable cat, enjoy!

Always remember, be yourself and you will find life a lot easier.

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